>> Saint Francis men's soccer fell to Sacred Heart, 0-1, in the first round of the NEC Tournament Sunday evening.
Sacred Heart's Lucas Miguel Castrillo capitalized on a free kick in the 75th minute, scoring the Pioneers' match winning goal.
FLASH MOMENTS
The best chance at scoring for the Red Flash came two minutes into the match. Sophomore
Patrick Heron (Lauder, Scotland/Earlston) collected a pass from sophomore
Quinn O'Hearn (Nantucket, Mass./Darlington) at midfield and blasted a shot right outside of the penalty box.
The Red Flash back line iced the Pioneers on three consecutive corner kicks in the 69th minute. On the first two corner kick, defender
Tom Schellbach (Frieberg, Germany/Faust Gymnasium) headed the kicks out of bounds. On the third corner kick, the Red Flash defense was able to play the ball up to midfield.
FLASH NUGGETS
The Pioneers held the advantage over The Red Flash in shots (17-5), shots on goal (8-2) and corner kicks (8-0).
Leading the offensive efforts for Saint Francis was
Ahmed Abd-Elazem (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall) and Heron with one shot on target a piece.
Goalkeeper
Jordaine Jaeger (Munich, Germany/Gymnasium Neubiberg) registered seven saves in the 90 minutes.
UP NEXT
Red Flash men's soccer will be back in action next fall.